Camera Driver Installation

Figure 5a. When initially connecting the StarShoot Pro to a Windows XP computer,

the Found New Hardware Wizard will appear and guide you through driver installation. Figure 5b. When initially connecting the StarShoot Pro to a Windows Vista

computer, the Found New Hardware window will appear and guide you through driver installation.

2.Click Install.

3.The InstallShield Wizard will start. Click Next.

4.Read the Maxim DL License Agreement. If you agree with the terms, then select I accept the terms in this license agreement and click Next.

5.Click Install. The installation will proceed.

6.The installation is now complete. Click the Finish button.

You can start Maxim DL Essentials Edition using the desktop icon, or using the Windows Start menu.

Now that the software is installed, the camera driver must also be installed. The system will automatically guide you through driver installation when the StarShoot Pro is initially connected to the computer. You must connect power to the camera and connect the USB cable from your camera to the computer before starting Maxim DL Essentials Edition, or the software and computer will not recognize the camera.

To install the camera driver on a Windows XP computer:

1.Insert the CD-ROM into the computer.

2.Connect the Orion StarShoot Pro to a USB port on the computer with the supplied USB cable.

3.Plug the supplied power cable into a 12VDC power source and connect the cable to the StarShoot Pro. The cooling fan will automatically power on. Windows will automatically detect the camera and start the Found New Hardware Wizard (Figure 5a).

Figure 6. The Camera Control Window automatically appears when the StarShoot Pro is connected to the computer and the Maxim DL Essentials program is started.

Note: The StarShoot Pro will not work with USB 1.1. Your computer must have a high-speed USB 2.0 port available.

4.Select No, not this time when Windows asks to automatically search for drivers online and click Next.

5.Select Install from a list or specific location (Advanced) and click Next.

6.Select Search removable media (floppy, CD-ROM...). Turn off the other options. Click Next.

Windows will start looking for the driver files on the CD-ROM.

7.Windows will note that the driver has not passed Windows Logo testing. This is normal. Click the Continue Anyway button.

8.Click the Finish button when the wizard has completed. A message will appear in your Windows task bar Device Installed Successfully.

9.Start the Maxim DL Essentials Edition software. The camera will auto- matically be recognized, and the Camera Control Window (Figure 6) will appear.

To install the camera driver on Windows Vista computer:

1.Insert the CD-ROM into the computer

2.Connect the Orion StarShoot Pro to a USB port on the computer with the supplied USB cable.

4.Select Locate and install driver software (recommended).

5.In the next window that appears, select Don’t search online.

6.The next window that appears will ask you to “Insert the disk that came with your StarShoot Camera”. Click Next.